Safety in Industry Act, 1980
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Place of employment and means of access or egress to be safe. |
12.—(1) The following subsection is hereby substituted for subsection (1) of section 37 of the Principal Act: | |
“(1) Every place at which any person has at any time to work shall be made and kept in a safe condition and in addition to the foregoing there shall, so far as is reasonably practicable, be provided and maintained safe means of access to and egress from every such place.”. | ||
(2) Section 37 (2) of the Principal Act shall be construed and have effect as if the reference therein to ten feet were a reference to two metres (6.56 feet). | ||
(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Principal Act, proceedings for an offence under section 37 of that Act, as amended by this section, shall not be taken within the period of two years beginning on the commencement of this section. |